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history (s) (noun), histories (pl)
1. The study of the past through written records which are compared, judged for truth, placed in chronological sequence, and interpreted in light of preceding, contemporary, and subsequent events.
2. A systematically written account comprising a chronological record of events (as affecting a city, state, nation, institution, science, art, etc.) and usually including a philosophical explanation of the causes and origins of such events.
3. A continuous, systematic narrative of past events relating to a particular people, country, period, person, etc.; usually written as a chronological account.
4. Acts, ideas, or events that will or can shape the course of the future; immediate but significant happenings: "Firsthand observers of our space program see history in the making."
5. A drama representing historical events: "Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies."
11. Etymology: Greek historein, "learning by inquiry, knowledge obtained by inquiry; account of one's inquiries; narrative, historical narrative; history" through Latin historia, "narrative story, narration, account" through Old French and Middle English histoire, "past events, past knowledge".

History is an ambiguous word. It refers both to what happened and to the process of telling what happened. In both cases the central problem is that the subject at hand is at best only partially recoverable. Even the deepest research and the highest imagination cannot bring the past fully back to life. Yet that is the ideal that historians find themselves pursuing.

—From I Wish I'd Been There, Book Two;
Edited by Byron Hollinshead and Theodore K. Rabb;
Doubleday; New York; 2008; page ix (Introduction).
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Quotes: History
Making guesses about things that can not be verified: history quotes.
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(primarily the learning of the Latin and/or Greek languages, history, and literature)
(something written by people who were not there at the time; the art of reconciling fact with fiction or making guesses about things that can not be verified.)
(history of how, when, and why hundreds of words have entered the English language)
(the importance of Latin and Greek in the development of English as revealed in the history of English)
(an etymological approach to learning more about English words; especially, those from Latin and Greek origins)
(a short history about the profession of barbers)
(History of the Chemical Elements Table)
(History of the Chemical Elements Table)
(a general presentation of earthquake history)
(references, or bibliography, used as sources of information)
(highlights of illustrated historical events for a better comprehension of the historical periods which contributed to the development of the English language)
(a history of anesthesia or anaesthesia)
(the mandragora, or mandrake, plant was used as an anesthesia)
(more history of anesthesia or anaesthesia)
(of all of those who were involved with the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, it was James Murray who made the greatest contributions)
(it was originally thought that this disease was caused by foul air or "bad air")
(Salt runs through our language, our history, and our veins!)
(More history and updates to the "sandwich")
(Latin: toile to toilette in Middle French)
(Latin: toile to toilette in Middle French)
(toilet paper is a very modern product of convenience)
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An autobiography is a history of cars.
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An English History and Its Development, Introduction, Part 01
An English History and Its Development, Introduction, Part 02
Etymological approach to learn more about English words.
Electricity History

Electricity has expanded in use far beyond its original discovery

People in many parts of the world are surrounded by gadgets, appliances, and machines run by electricity and just about every place where we live or work as well as places of entertainment, both indoors and outdoors, we can see electricity in action.

Almost every aspect of human activities seems to depend on electricity for existence.

The Latin word, electrum, means to "produce from amber by friction"; so, we get our English word electricity from Greek and Latin words that were both about amber.

Electricity came from an ancient Greek word that means "produced by amber" and that Greek word was in existence many centuries before electricity was actually developed by humans.

Why did the discoverers of electricity choose such an old word for something so new? Amber came from tree resin that hardened over centuries and when it was rubbed, amber produced static electricity and attracted light objects.

Amber is a golden brown "stone" that sparkles orange and yellow in sunlight and it is actually fossilized tree sap!

Millions of years ago insects got stuck in the tree sap and those small insects which had bitten the dinosaurs are now fossilized in the amber.

The ancient Greeks observed this characteristic of amber and had a word for it, without knowing what caused it; that is, elektron which became our word, "electricity".

The current term for "electricity" is derived from the word electrica, first used by William Gilbert (1544-1603) in his epoch-making treatise De magnete, magneticisque corporibus, et de magno magnete tellure, published in 1600, to denote substances which possess a similar property to amber = electrum referring to attracting light objects when rubbed.

Benjamin Franklin introduced the concept of "positive electricity" and "negative electricity", and in 1752, he showed that lightning and electricity were the same components.

In the 19th century, a great number of industrial applications were introduced, based on magnetic, chemical, thermal, optical, and other properties of electricity.

As a consequence of electricity and electronics, the world has become a "global village" where anything happening in the remotest part of the world can be known to the whole world instantly, and people from all areas of the earth can interact and discuss matters of common interest in "real time".

—Compiled from various sources as seen in this
Electronic Bibliography page.
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Esthesia: History of Anesthesia, Part 1 of 3

Anesthesia, Part 1 of 3.

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Esthesia: History of Anesthesia, Part 2 of 3

Anesthesia, Part 2 of 3.

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Esthesia: History of Anesthesia, Part 3 of 3

Anesthesia, Part 3 of 3.

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future history (s) (noun), future histories (pl)
1. An expected course of events; especially, as it is presently considered: The future history that was predicted at an earlier period of time may be viewed by coming generations.
2. The present, as it may be regarded by posterity or those who come later: The expectations of future histories are based on the present and/or past times.
3. A narrative of imagined events occurring in science fiction: Many future histories often appear in fictional, self-contained, or chronological frameworks.
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oral history
A collection and study of historical information using sound recording of interviews with people having personal knowledge of past events.
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past history
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Smithsonian Natural History

The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth; Senior Project Editor, Kathryn Hennessy; Dorling Kindersley Limited, Publishing; New York; 2010.

Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Ltd.

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The Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Natural History

R.J. Lincoln and G.A. Boxshall; Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, England; 1987.

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HISTORY
Human Interest, Stories, Transcribed Overseeing Relevant Yesteryears.
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(New plagues, survival, and the various mutual adaptations carried on with our microbial fellow travelers)
(New diseases are always coming into existence, most change with time, and some even vanish from known existence!)
(Until recently, the usual explanation for the first pandemics was not biological but a result of immorality)
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(a variety of English words which have developed through history and are currently used in our modern age)
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(a variety of English words which have developed through history and are currently used in our modern age)
(a variety of English words which have developed through history and are currently used in our modern age)
(a variety of English words which have developed through history and are currently used in our modern age)
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(a variety of English words which have developed through history and are currently used in our modern age)
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(a history of English dictionaries)
(a glossary, or dictionary, of terms used in geology; the science of the earth including its origin, composition, structure, and history)
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Astronomy History

The development of astronomy can be divided into four primary periods

  1. Ancient astronomy, dating from the first significant contributions of the earliest civilizations to the Almagest of Ptolemy.
  2. Medieval astronomy, from the decline of Alexandrian culture to the Renaissance.
  3. Modern astronomy, from the Copernican revolution to the present time.
  4. The new astronomy of astrophysics, primarily a product of the 20th century.

Astronomy is the science of the celestial bodies; such as, the sun, the moon, and the planets; the stars and galaxies; and all of the other objects in the universe.

Astronomy is concerned with their positions, motions, distances, and physical conditions; as well as, with their origins and evolutions.

Astronomy deals with the origin, evolution, composition, distance, and motion of all bodies and scattered matter in the universe.

Astronomy is considered to be the oldest recorded science because there are records which can be examined from ancient Babylonia, China, Egypt, and Mexico.

As far as we can determine, the Greeks were the first "true astronomers" because they deduced that the earth was a sphere and they attempted to measure its size. A summary of Greek astronomy can be found in Ptolemy of Alexandria's Almagest which contains nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and theories of the ancients.

The Almagest is also described as being a text on astronomy written by Ptolemy in the second century A.D. setting out his view of the universe with the earth at its center surrounded by spheres.

Ptolemy’s model of an earth-centered universe influenced astronomical thought for over 1,300 years.

In 1543, the Polish astronomer Copernicus demonstrated that the sun, not the earth is the center of our planetary system; and the Italian scientist, Galileo, was the first to use a telescope for astronomical study, in 1609-1610.

The 17th century saw several momentous developments; such as, Johannes Kepler's discovery of the principles of planetary motion, Galileo's application of the telescope to astronomical observation, and Isaac Newton's formulation of the laws of motion and gravitation.

The most remarkable recent extension of the powers of astronomy to explore the universe is in the use of rockets, satellites, space stations, and space probes; while the launching of the Hubble Space Telescope into permanent orbit in 1990 has enabled the detection of celestial phenomena seven times farther than by any earth-based telescope.

—Compiled from information located in "Astronomy", Encyclopædia Britannica;
Retrieved, May 09, 2010, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online.

"Astronomy", Scientific American Science Desk Reference; John Wiley and Sons, Inc.: New York; 1999; page 165;

"History of Astronomy", Encyclopaedia Britannica; William Benton, Publisher; Chicago; 1968; pages 643-655.
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Barber History
A short history about the profession of barbers unit.
case history
A record of a particular patient's illness and treatment, often used in medical texts for the purpose of teaching or illustrating a medical concept.
Chemical Elements Chart History, Part 1 of 2
History of the Chemical Elements Table unit.
Chemical Elements Chart History, Part 1 of 2
History of the Chemical Elements Table unit.
English History and Its Development

Summary of how history has resulted in the development of English continued from the main page of Get Words.

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Words of Science and the History behind Them
Isaac Asimov; Houghton Mifflin Company; Boston; 1959.
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